Recommendations for a cordless combi drill please

dinky73 · Post by **dinky73** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:55 pm

Hi

My husband has asked for a gift this year of a cordless combi drill. It will only be used for general DIY stuff but he does want a drill for hammer drilling and screwdriving too and it MUST be cordless!

I was hoping to get some good recommendations on here before I go and purchase one. I know he has expressed an interest in Dewalt but acknowledges they are a bit pricey and may be a bit over my budget.

Obviously if Dewalt is the best to get then maybe I can stretch my budget a bit but I was hoping for some other good recommendations that are as good as dewalt but cheaper

Any advice appreciated. Tips on where to buy for a good price would also be very helpful. Online stores would be best as I don't drive and I don't want hubby driving me to get his own pressie!

Many thanks
dinks

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:19 pm

A very popular make amongst many forum users here - myself included - is the Ryobi One+ range.

Much cheaper then Dewalt generally, and will stand up well in general DIY use. And later on, you can buy more 'naked' Ryobi One+ tools and use the same batteries whch is very handy!

Expect to pay about £100 for a Hammer-Drill, Charger, Two Batteries and a Tool bag to keep them all in.

£100 from Amazon

You may for about the same price also be able to get a 'special twin-set' of Drill Plus jigsaw, or Drill plus an angle drill, but will have to shop around bit more to see what offer is on at any time
Example from Ebay at the moment

Ebay Seller
I have bought a numbr of items from this particular seller without problems.

Buy from Amazon, Screwfix, or similar. Also avalable at B&Q often if you want to touch before you buy. Also lots of ebay sellers have these items.

dinky73 · Post by **dinky73** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:27 pm

Thanks for the reply and all the information. I had looked on Ebay as I often use Ebay myself so it's good to have a seller recommendation before I buy.

I will have a look at the brand you suggested.

Thanks again.
dinks

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:33 pm

No Probs.

By the way, that particular seller does a deal on postage, so if you buy more then one item, only have to pay one set of postage.
Also - they will accept 'best offers' on the Buy It Now items, but I found they won't go more then about £5 off (every little helps, though

)

dinky73 · Post by **dinky73** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:37 pm

Thanks for the tip!

And I love your dancing cat photo, my 5 year old will love that when she gets home from school

dinks

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:42 pm

skiking · Post by **skiking** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:29 pm

I can recommend the Ryobi One+ range

Have a look at B&Q as they have been selling some kits at very good prices.

Screwfix have offers on now and again for kits £100

ITS £200

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:34 pm

Better deal then the Amazon one for sure

Sold out

- snap 'em up while you can

Hitch · Post by **Hitch** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:41 pm

Can you give us an idea of your budget Dinky??

I have used Ryobi in the past, its pretty good for DIY and light trade.

Not sure if theyre still doing it, but SF we knocking out Hiotachi 18v comi kits for £90 (?) Although its not the heavy duty model, theyre still cracking.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:11 pm

i highly recomend ryobi you get 80 to 90% the performance of the dewalt or bosch 18v tools at around half the price
you very very seldom hear of ryobi letting people down

i have 2 24v bosch blue and 6 dewalt 18vbattery tools and around 16 ryobi 18v kit

as said above you can get 2 tools in a kit for around £100 i rate ryobi as diy and light to medium trade

dinky73 · Post by **dinky73** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:11 pm

Hi

Well I wanted to spend about £100 or less. I could stretch to a bit more if it was much better quality than anything else.

He really doesn't need anything heavy duty as it would just be home DIY.

Thanks
Dinks

carhartt kid · Post by **carhartt kid** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:23 pm

Hi Dinky73

No offence to the guys above, but the Ryobi drills always felt a little bit plasticy to me. Not as robust as most of the brands out there!!

If I where to invest in a DIY/light commercial drill I'd have to say Lithium batteries are the newest technology to make a splash. I use the Makita range and the lithium equipment is the dogs nads. Very robust, ergonomic, stylish and very very light!

The cordless combi drill here is an absolute bargain, and I think you blokey would shed a tear if he opened this on the big day!!!

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=143037

As a pro carpenter, I can recommend this drill, as I have a few from the range myself. This one is a special limited edition one to celibrate the Makita anniversary, and is a bargain price.

Oh and by the way, its got a little light on the front!!!!

Hope this helps.

owen · Post by **owen** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:10 pm

the green bosch stuff is also good value, i have a green bosch combi drill and there is not much difference between that and my blue bosch combi.

Hoovie · Post by **Hoovie** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:23 pm

One thing which I feel is worth keeping in mind is if you see yourself wanting to add more cordless kit, as the ability to share batteries is a very useful feature.

If you buy a particular make on a special deal, but the rest of the range is very pricey then your bargain does not stay such a great bargain. Same is true of many 'end-of'line' products.

Of course - if you have a very specific requirement, this may not be a factor

I investigated the Ryobi range following comments from users here and then bought into it when I saw the range of tools that could share a common battery and their prices.
Now got both DIY Tools for me and Garden Tools for Mrs Hoovie that all share the same batteries

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:07 am

carhartt kid wrote:Hi Dinky73

No offence to the guys above, but the Ryobi drills always felt a little bit plasticy to me. Not as robust as most of the brands out there!!

If I where to invest in a DIY/light commercial drill I'd have to say Lithium batteries are the newest technology to make a splash. I use the Makita range and the lithium equipment is the dogs nads. Very robust, ergonomic, stylish and very very light!

The cordless combi drill here is an absolute bargain, and I think you blokey would shed a tear if he opened this on the big day!!!

http://www.tooled-up.com/Product.asp?PID=143037

As a pro carpenter, I can recommend this drill, as I have a few from the range myself. This one is a special limited edition one to celibrate the Makita anniversary, and is a bargain price.

Oh and by the way, its got a little light on the front!!!!

Hope this helps.

yes i fully agree
the only ryobi tool i thought "looked" cheap and plasticy was the older version of the hammer drill with the built in spirits level

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro ... 5&ts=03227#
all other tools i have are well built and well desighned
the ryobi is my secondery back up kit but to be honest gets most use

i can also justify splashing out around £40 to 60 a time on an impact driver nailer laminate trimmer /router recip saw ect to try them out

in general people starting up in buisness cant afford a full set of high branded tools and have to work up from usualy "own brand" tools

ryobi allows you to start on the middle of the ladder with reliability